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"content": "them so that they are not there to raise any issue of compensation. That is a counter to conservation, management and security of those animals. It is good that Sen. Mwaruma has brought an amendment on the Third Schedule, which seeks to bring back all those animals to the list because all the wild animals at any one time or another, will have negative impact on humans because of conflicts. In that case, we do not need to disadvantage the citizens who have given their land and decided to co-exist with the animals. In any event of unfortunate occurrence, then that person needs to be compensated, so that they also feel worth. The other aspect is the communities living around the national parks. Most of the times, they are farmers or pastoralists with livestock. Animals like elephants always get out and destroy crops. Lions, cheetahs and leopards are interested in the livestock because they are easier to catch than the other wildlife. Therefore, there will always be that negative impact. Other than the direct compensation of the person affected, there is also need to have the benefit from the national parks or conservancies to the host or neighbouring communities, so that they feel that those resources are of direct benefit to them through having some Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSRs). For example, we have said that for every facility, 5 per cent of what is collected should go to the community. That also requires them to improve and attract revenue to themselves because they do not generate revenue on their own unless they get tourists. Therefore, they must also market themselves. They should not just work like in the mainstream public service where public officers are there just to get their salaries at the end of the month without gauging themselves on their outputs. It needs to be oriented in such a way that wherever they are, much as they are protecting, they also have to publicize the kind of facilities they have. For example, Marsabit National Park is one of the most well conserved parks you will find. If you fly over it, you will find wildlife and a natural forest in its pristine form. However, tourism is not very vibrant there. Rarely do you find tourists in those areas. There is, therefore, need to develop tourist facilities within the park and publicize it, so that we can generate revenue, and the communities around the park can get a share if it. Sometimes, when there is not much activity, you are just conserving and the community is not benefiting, you get conflicts. In Sibiloi National Park, there is a lot of conflict between the rangers and the neighbouring communities who have to graze within the park during the dry season, because that is the only place there is grass. Therefore, there must be a way of managing that. When the neighbouring communities feel like during drought, the only place they can access for the survival of their animals is the park. Therefore, there must be a way for controlled grazing in the parks. That way, the community will feel the benefit of conserving that area, because when things will be so hard, it will be a fall back area with some management. That way, we can benefit. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this amendment. I hope that because of the outstanding claims that run into billions of shillings, this amendment goes through. We need to engage the Cabinet Secretary (CS), so that the backlog is cleared. The lives and"
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